Happy trails for all? When new homes are built next to wilderness areas, buyers and nature lovers battle over noise, parking and access. In Calabasas, they’ve figured out a way to keep the peace. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2004. By DARRELL SATZMAN Special to Read more…
Winding Paths for Roadless Lands – Bush’s push to repeal a Clinton rule protecting 58.5 million acres of forest underlines the differing views of the two administrations. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2004. By BETTINA BOXALL, Times Staff Writer On the shoulder of Southern California, Read more…
At a luxurious ranch in Simi Valley, couple pamper horses with automatic watering system, spacious stalls and a breeding center. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, July 4, 2004. By AMANDA COVARRUBIAS, Times Staff Writer A clubhouse and swimming pool, miles of manicured trails, a 24-hour video monitoring Read more…
Police presence puts a chill on the L.A. leg of World Naked Bike Ride against oil dependence. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, June 13, 2004. Daren Briscoe | Times Staff Writer You could almost say that the Los Angeles leg of the World Naked Bike Ride went Read more…
The proposal seeks to require costly permits for grading land and restrict development to preserve the Santa Monica Mountains. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2004. By SUE FOX, Times Staff Writer Los Angeles County’s latest plan to limit development and preserve scenic ridgelines in the Read more…
Poisonous past: A 72-mile bike path covers northern Idaho’s once-toxic mining debris. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2004. Guy Hand | Special to The Times Idaho will officially open the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, one of the longest bike paths in the country, on Read more…
As bark beetles and drought devastate trees, debate grows over how to deal with the threat. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, April 24, 2004. Louis Sahagun | Times Staff Writer Half of all the pine trees between Idyllwild and Lake Arrowhead are expected to be dead Read more…
The structure, regarded as obsolete, might not be removed for years. But public officials say they are making progress. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2004. Lynne Barnes | Times Staff Writer Amid much fanfare, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt climbed behind the controls of a construction Read more…
Tearing down Matilija Dam, near Ojai, would revive endangered trout stocks, advocates say. Source of this article – Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2004. Catherine Saillant | Times Staff Writer Matilija Dam should be torn down all at once in order to revive the dwindling population of endangered southern Read more…